The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-12-10

Chas. J. Faulkner under the seal DC
State, as required by act of Congress
Second. For reasons set out ia the
brief of Daniel B. Lucas, a copy of
which accompanied the protest. |
Third. Because Chas. J. Faulkner
was at the time and date of his alleg-
ed election, on May 18th, 1887, a
Judge of the 18th judicial district of
West Virginia, and therefore in
eligible to the Office of Senator. The
protest was laid on the table and Or
dered to be printed in the Record.
The ceremony of administering the
oath of Office to the newly-elected
Senators was then proceeded with,
such Senators being called in parties
of four, and in alphabetical order.
The first four Senators thus called
and sworn lin all instances with up.
lifted hand and not on the Bible)
were Messrs, Aldrich, Bate, Blodgett
and Chandler. The second four were
Cockrell, Daniel, DAVIS and Dewes.
The third four called were Edmunds,
Faulkner, George and German.
Mr.. Hoar objected, for the time
being, TO administering the oath of
Office to Mr.. Faulkner. He under.
stood that, whatever questions arose
concerning the title of that Senator
Ito a seat arose on the credentials
| themselves the whole proceedings
4 of the legislature and the history of
the case being there disclosed and
fully recited. Assuming that, in &C.
cordance with the usages of the Sen
ate, he would himself be a member
of the committee on privileges and
elections, he gave the assurance that
the question should be dealt with at
the earliest possible moment, so that
the gentleman entitled to the seat
would be able to enter upon the dis
charge of his duties without neces-
sary delay.
Senator Kenna said that the course
suggested seemed emInentIy appro.
| pirate, and he trusted that that action
would be taken without the formality
of vote, which was done.
The oath was administered to Mr..
Turpie, of Indiana. and he was ad-
mitted to his seat. All the papers in
the case were referred to the commit
tee on elections and privileges.
At just fifteen minutes before II
the one.armed captain pronounced
the old formula: Gentlemen, it is
now time to clear the floor. The
doorkeeper directs me to request all
those not entitled to the same to
please retire." This, shouted at the
top of the captains familiar voice,
made the old members feel as they
had just been dreaming, and it had
really been but the day before they
hap heard it. The floor was cleared
of all strangers, and the members
got chance 20 recognize themselves,
as one of them said. When the hands
of the clock stood together at II,
Clerk of the House Clark called the
House to order.
On the roll 3l3 members answered
to their names, and the clerk an.
nounced that more than quorum
being present, the next business in
order was the election of Speaker.
John G. Carlisle, Democrat, was put
in nomination by Mr.. Cox, of New
York. and Thomas B. Reed, by Mr..
Cannon, of Illinois. AT the request OF
the clerk Messrs. Randall, Mills,
Lang and Mckinley took their places
at the clerks desk to act as tally
keepers, and the roll was again call.
ed. The vote resulted as follows
Total number of votes cast, 3l3; for
Carlisle, 1863; Reed, 14S /; for Brumm,2
The clerk thereupon declared Mr.,
Carlisle to be the duly elected
Speaker, and that gentleman wa>
escorted to the Speakers desk by
Messrs. Cox and Reed amid loud APP
plause.